BTS Jungkook has become the first soloist to be on the Top 40 list for 5 weeks: Made a new Billboard record

BTS Jungkook has become the first Korean solo artist to make a record by staying on the list of Top 40 of the Billboard 200 for five consecutive weeks. Meanwhile,…

By Raishya Das

December 18, 2023

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BTS Jungkook has become the first Korean solo artist to make a record by staying on the list of Top 40 of the Billboard 200 for five consecutive weeks. Meanwhile, BTS Jungkook has shattered all the sales records. Even while fulfilling all the military duties, BTS Jungkook has still maintained his pace of dominating the charts with his GOLDEN songs by securing top positions on Billboard.

The youngest member of the South Korean band, Nicknamed Billboard singer is continuously living up to his title. The Euphoria singer now stands as the first Korean soloist to achieve a significant milestone on the Billboard Top 200 list.

BTS Jungkook has become the first soloist to be on the Top 40 list for 5 weeks: Made a new Billboard record

BTS Jungkook from the time of his debut has maintained the ranks consistently. The first solo album from South Korea’s Golden Voice has always dominated the upper ranks of the Billboard charts. He has also surpassed the weekly sales of pop queen Taylor Swift. By the end of the third week of December 2023, BTS Jungkook had maintained its position at No. 33 on the Billboard 200 for his song Golden, following its initial debut at No. 2 in November.

From the electrifying remix video for Standing Next To You with Usher to Golden, Jungkook has written his name in the history of Billboard. He has become the first Korean solo artist to spend 5 consecutive weeks in the Top 40 of the Billboard 200, which proves his solo power on the global stage. But this is not the end, Jungkook has also become the first K-pop soloist to hold the No. 16 spot on the Billboard Artist 100 for an amazing 17 weeks.

On 15th December 2023, his one song named the Still With You crooner released a remix version of his lead single from Golden. The re-release of the song has resulted in his song Standing Next To You to hit on Billboard Hot 100. The track clinched the 72nd position on the list closely followed by his other digital single 3D. Jungkook and Jack Harlow’s 3D currently sits comfortably on No. 92 in its ninth week of release.

BTS Jungkook has become the first soloist to be on the Top 40 list for 5 weeks: Made a new Billboard record

GOLDEN Billboard sales update

Golden stands at No. 14 in the fifth week on Billboard’s Top Current Sales of Albums chart and stands at No. 15 on the Top Album Sales chart. The chart and the ranking in the list determine its both physical and digital album sales and it also determines the best-selling albums of the current week. The sale of album Golden continues to sell consistently as it has made its sales one month after its release.